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The stupid Westerners that transplanted oriental beliefs here during the cultural revolutions in the last half of the 20th century seemingly intentionally omitted that Zen is not about being peaceful but rather it's about being at peace. Unlike most occidental societies which typically have a black and white boundary between good and evil Zen does not make such rigid distinctions.
You can be at war and be in a state of total peace as you slay your enemies, not out of anger, fear or vengeance, but like the gardener who pulls weeds from their fields - out of necessity.
Peace people, peace.
I thought that like SIN Jones, you would be talking about peaceful ethnic cleansing. That would be pure perversity. Like cutting your victim's head off while remaining... peaceful. Totally calm, your hands not shaking and your mind undisturbed.Kind of right, she has been such an inspiration for the ways I'll never choose to be.